I. Introduction

Let's travel back in
time to the American Revolution. What was life like during this time?
What happened at the sites of the major battles? What now-famous
Americans would you meet?

Our class's task is to travel back in time and investigate
the events and people of the American Revolution. Each student will be
given a specific task to complete on your time-travel journey. You will
then take the information and knowledge you gain to create a historically accurate, yet entertaining political cartoon about one of the events of the American Revolution.

II. The Process and Resources

2.)Create a graphic organizer using either Inspiration or Spicy Node showing the causes and effects of the Stamp Act. Please include details.

3.) Use the internet
information linked below or your book to answer these questions specifically related
to events leading to The American Revolution:

1. How and when did the Boston Massacre begin?2. Who was the first person hit by the British and became known as the 'first hero of the American Revolution?'

3. How was the Boston Massacre a turning point in the American Revolution?

4. How were the colonists warned that danger was coming?

5. When and why did the Boston Tea Party occur?

6. Describe George Hewes's involvement in the Boston Tea Party.

7. What were the Intolerable Acts?

8. Please go to www.toondoo.com and create a two to three column cartoon about an event in the American Revolution. You must write what the event is on the top of your cartoon. We will share these and vote for he most historically accurate yet entertaining.